Richard Javad Heydarian, Professorial Chairholder in Geopolitics, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Feb 02, 2018
In recent weeks, Washington has stepped up its efforts to check Chinese maritime ambitions in the South China Sea. The Pentagon has stepped up its Freedom of Navigation Operations, while deploying Defense Secretary James Mattis to key Southeast Asian partners. With China emerging as America’s top national security concern, there are growing signs that the Trump administration’s South China Sea policy is finally taking shape.
Stephen Roach, Senior Fellow, Yale University
Feb 01, 2018
The imposition of so-called safeguard tariffs on imports of solar panels and washing machines under Section 201 of the US Trade Act is directed mainly at China and South Korea.
Jan 31, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to protect American intellectual property, but made no mention of China, which his administration has accused of trade abuses, in his first State of the Union speech to Congress.
Jan 29, 2018
Trump’s national security team is reported at looking at options to counter the threat of China spying on U.S. phone calls that include the government building a super-fast 5G wireless network.
Jan 29, 2018
But it was clear in Davos, Switzerland, this past week that geopolitical momentum lay with Beijing, not Washington.
Jan 26, 2018
President says he would drop opposition to trade pact if better deal could be negotiated.
Jan 24, 2018
Pacific Rim nations including Japan and Canada aim to sign comprehensive pact in March.
Jan 24, 2018
Analysts say duties will result in job losses in US and set back use of renewables
Jan 23, 2018
Trust in U.S. institutions has plunged while China saw the biggest trust gains among its own citizens, according to the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer,
Chen Jimin, Guest Researcher, Center for Peace and Development Studies, China Association for International Friendly Contact
Jan 23, 2018
The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy was the most hostile one to China thus far. Here’s why it had to be this way.